The Toronto Raptors embark on a nasty 3-game road swing, starting in Boston. The Celtics dropped their home opener, then haven’t lost in the TD Garden, or anywhere else, since.
Kyrie Irving arrived in Beantown as the prize in a trade with Cleveland for folk hero Isaiah Thomas. While Thomas won’t be forgotten entirely by the locals , Irving has played his way into their hearts already with some masterful performances. His handle was already top-drawer, and it seems to have improved. As a result, Irving would be close to the top of my “go get us a basket” list of brilliant 1-on-5 scorers.